Focus timer vs Pomodoro Kingdom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus timer
Enhance concentration with a Pomodoro-style timer. Choose from various ambient sounds to create a focused work or study environment. Customize focus and break durations, and receive end-of-timer reminders with a selection of sounds.
- Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals
- Ambient soundscapes for focus
- Customizable focus and break times
- End-of-timer reminders with sound options
- Minimalist interface with flip animation
- Background running support
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Focus timer is a tomato timer based app that helps you concentrate on your work and study. When you want to start concentrating on, you can choose an environment, accompanied by beaches, trains, rainy days, bonfire, country cricket sounds, and you will be comfortable concentrating on. Features: - Tomato timer, break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. - Support custom time, easy to set the focus time, rest time. - Set the reminder after the end of the timer, a variety of sounds to choose from. - Minimal interface design, timer display clear with flip animation - Supports background running
Pomodoro Kingdom
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Pomodoro Timer + RPG! Use the Pomodoro Technique to hone your skills! This is a non-game application. Set the skills you want to improve and the time you want to work on them, and then just get to work! Stay focused while you work, and when break time comes, take a proper rest! What is the Pomodoro Technique? Time management technique of repeating 25-minute work sessions and 5-minute breaks It is effective in reducing mental fatigue while increasing productivity The key is to concentrate while you work! During breaks, you need to rest well. It is recommended to drink water, stretch, and get some sunshine during breaks! ■Flexible Skills For example, if you want to study for a test, you can choose "Math" or "World History". If you want to work hard at a side job, "Program Study".... When you want to focus on housework, you can do "cooking" or "cleaning"... Create skills to fit your life! ■There are three types of timers 20 minutes work / 10 minutes rest 25 minutes work / 5 minutes rest 50 minutes work / 10 minutes rest You'll find a timer that works for you! King's blessing upon completion of timer Fireworks will go off, and there will be a performance to increase the skill level gained through this hard work. It's kind of nice! Setting items Energy-saving mode Reduces the frame rate while the timer is running to ease battery drain SE Whether or not to sound the SE of the blessing fireworks that go up when the timer ends Character Change You can change the appearance of your character BGM Selection Choose background music while working or taking a break The more GEMs you earn during the timer, the more BGM you can select. Organize Skills You can select and delete skills you have created. Timer Color Create colors for timers during work and rest periods
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro Kingdom at none against Focus timer's 1. Pomodoro Kingdom also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pomodoro Kingdom asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Focus timer | Pomodoro Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 书敏 贾 | masashi yamashiro |
Bugs and requests
Focus timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timer stops when device is locked or app is minimized
- Inconsistent timer behavior when switching between apps
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set custom alarm/notification sounds
- Option to disable background sounds
- Automatic start/stop of focus and break timers
- Customizable timer duration
- Dark mode or theme options
Pomodoro Kingdom
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus timer
- Professional Version$2.99
Pomodoro Kingdom
No in-app purchases
Questions
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